TINDER TANTRUM

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epiodAdministrator

Subject: TINDER TANTRUM Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:44 pm

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You meet all sorts of people on Tinder, from feminist dudes, to guys that belong on the Straight White Boys Texting Tumblr, to people who want to make bizarre parodies of your photos for no particular reason. And if you’re very (un)lucky you might also meet the guy who threw the biggest Tinder temper tantrum of all time. Seriously, who is this dude?

It is constantly amazing to me exactly how entitled certain men feel to women’s time and attention. And to sex. Let’s not forget all the guys who feel entitled to sex. In this particular exchange, we see a guy make a seemingly unprovoked sexual comment (I mean, there could have been some build up we don’t get screenshots of, but it really seems to come out of nowhere). This in and of itself is not unusual or surprising, nor is the fact that the girl messages asking him to stop contacting her. So far we are par for the digital dating course.

But whereas most guys might send one or two confused or upset follow up messages before moving on like the grown-ups they theoretically ought to be, this guy commits to his outrage like nobody but an egotist or a two-year-old really can. The resulting temper tantrum is so intense it’s downright comical. Like, I recognize all of the truly harmful, misogynist, and entitled attitudes towards women that are at play in this rant, but the overall effect is just so outrageous it’s funny.

I mean, just look at it. He’s like a caricature of an entitled Internet dudebro, only not at all self-aware about it. You can practically hear him stamping his feet. It’s hilarious.